1888 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Lottie Dod
Runner-up	Blanche Hillyard
Score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	6
Seeds	–

Main article: 1888 Wimbledon Championships

Blanche Hillyard defeated Miss Howes 6–1, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champion Lottie Dod defeated Hillyard 6–3, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Blanche Hillyard		3	3
	Lottie Dod		6	6

All Comers'

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								Miss Howes		6	6
	D Patterson		6	6				D Patterson		4	2
	Blanche Williams		0	3											Miss Howes		1	2
	Blanche Hillyard		6	6											Blanche Hillyard		6	6
	Miss Canning		2	2				Blanche Hillyard
								Miss Phillimore		w/o

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1887 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1888 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles